ANDY GALORE – OUT AND ABOUT
Featuring an all-star band: Mike Stern, Jim Beard, Oz Noy,
Bob Franceschini, Richard Bona, Gregory Hutchinson & many more! One of the
most respected and in-demand electric bass players on the New York scene, Andy
Galore assembles a group of all-star talent on his debut album as a leader.
Fusing jazz, blues, world, R&B and funk with bluesy New York grit, OUT AND
ABOUT showcases Galore's solid and ever supportive bass playing throughout the
set, adding modern flavors to classics and mixing sounds and rhythms of retro and
contemporary traditions.
JOEY ALEXANDER – MY FAVORITE THINGS
An extraordinary and uniquely gifted pianist from Bali, Joey
Alexander marks his recording debut with the release of My Favorite Things.
Joey brings a delicate, profound and soulful touch to his own interpretation of
such classics as "My Favorite Things", "Giant Steps" and
"Over the Rainbow" and showcases his talents as an arranger, composer
and bandleader. Tracklisting: Giant Steps; Lush Life; My Favorite Things; It
Might As Well Be Spring; Ma Blues; 'Round Midnight; I Mean You; Tour De Force;
Over the Rainbow; Footprints (iTunes bonus track); and Green Dolphin Street
(iTunes bonus track).
ROBERTA DONNAY & THE PROHIBITION MOB BAND – BATHTUB GIN
Musicians can take on the role of anthropologist, curious
about what came before in music and how musicians reflected their world around
them. Award-winning vocalist and songwriter Roberta Donnay is that rare species
of musician who almost lives in another time, as she and her Prohibition Mob
Band exist to revive the Jazz Age of America. On the heels of their beloved A Little Sugar
release comes their second Motéma Music release, Bathtub Gin (January 20)
which, like A Little Sugar, mines 1920s gems but also takes the listener on a
stroll into the 1930s. A seductive vocalist, Donnay and her band swing mightily
with this authentic collection of vintage jazz, blues and swing that introduces
listeners to the swing era with its jump-swing rhythmic horn sections and new
dances. Donnay also includes four party-rousing shout-chorus originals that
evoke and revive the open spirit that birthed jazz. ~ Motema
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